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What is the nuclear process that results in no change in the mass number and atomic number of a nuclide ?

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Gamma decay
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Nuclear fusion
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Alpha decay
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Positron emission
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Nuclear fission
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Solution

The correct option is A Gamma decay
Gamma decay is a nuclear process that results in no change in the mass number and atomic number of a nuclide.
Gamma rays are radiations that are mass-less and charge-less. Gamma decay results in loss of energy by nucleus.

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